Karma and Willpower

The lore of remedial gems is rooted in Vedic astrology and upheld by modern astrophysics. All celestial bodies distribute both positive (benign or friendly) and negative (malefic) radiation as they move through their cycles. These emanations affect, for good or ill, one's sensitivity to their electromagnetic rays (according to one's past karma as shown from the horoscope). The planets do not target individuals with negative karma. One's receptivity to their balanced or afflicted cosmic radiation is measured in one's Vedic horoscope, a detailed reflection of one's past good and bad karma returning in this life.

Suffering or inconvenience occur when the needed balance of planetary radiation is thwarted by malefic positioning in the horoscope. Of course the planets are physically in the same location for all people. The vedic horoscope is a reflection of our chakras' receptivity to the planetary rays and their consequent stimulating and manifesting effects. It is our past that the horoscope shows as a returning pattern in this life. Aryuvedic gems, because of their similar electromagnetic signature to specific planetary energies, can greatly enhance the chakras' receptivity to those energies. This is best done by direct skin contact that is continuous. Vedic gems are credited with lessening or eliminating a person's magnetism for lack of financial success, spiritual indifference, relationship, health and employment problems, as well as aiding one's enthusiasm to overcome disadvantageous karmic tendencies.

Few people have the understanding of how gems touching the skin may harmoniously change our radiating electromagnetism in a way that will help counteract the undesirable aspects of our karmic pattern. Many people don't stop to analyze their karmic pattern. Our karmic pattern reflects our personality, interests, character, environmental situations, and opportunity.

A common and incredibly misguided view of karma is that it is wholly what occurs to "us". This is a tragic "New Age" misunderstanding. Karma is more precisely our personal interpretation of our experiences. For example, the scriptures illustrate dramatically the different reactions people had to Christ or Krishna. Yet whether loved by Peter, betrayed by Judas, or crucified by Pilate, Jesus showered equal amounts of Divine Love upon all.

If our personality lacks sincere friendliness and a strong desire to be of service, this can be overcome by the use of intelligent will. But it is also a vibrational reflection of the sum total of one's past actions, thoughts, and environmental influences that hold our being accountable via karma. Wearing gems that touch the skin subtly or obviously affect our mind and magnetic relationship with our karmic pattern. Of course it is wiser to rely on changing oneself through the use of active self development via qualified teachers, but this important process requires effort. Correctly made gem talismans can act as a lifelong aid and stimuli to this essential path.

The following is an excerpt form Mata Amritanandamayi's book, 'Awaken, Children':

Mother: What is said in astrology is the result of the actions done in the past.

The fruit of actions can be obstructed through other actions, i.e., actions dedicated to God. A stone which is thrown upwards can be caught before it falls down. Likewise, the course of the fruit of actions (karma phala) can be changed before fructifying.

A horoscope will give way before God's Will (sankalpa). It may show in one's horoscope that he will marry. But the horoscope will change if he does spiritual practices and happens to get satsang (the company of sages) at a young age. Thus he might be able to become a sannyasin. It will certainly change, provided there is a good spiritual disposition and satsang. Self-effort also is indispensable, doing spiritual practices like worship, japa and meditation.

Words of Lord Krishna
"He who surrenders himself to the Divine, I make good his deficiencies"

On Page 354 Of Paramahansa Yogananda's Interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita. he writes on KARMA YOGA: THE PATH OF SPIRITUAL ACTION

I apologize if my interjected amongst his sage words are not appreciated. Please see the astrogems commentary in blue text below.

In any case, it is not the stars themselves that control the happenings in man's life, but rather his individual karma that, when ripe for fruition, is affected beneficially or adversely by the electromagnetic vibrations of the heavenly bodies. The relation of the stars to the human body and mind is very subtle. The astral forces radiating to the earth from the heavens interact with those in the spinal centers that sustain man's

body: Ignorant man does not realize how body and mind are changed through his good and bad actions, and how his actions affect-positively or negatively-the centers of the spine. Persons whose bodies and minds and material environment are out of order, the result of transgressions of spiritual law, have inharmony between the energies in the spinal centers and those radiating from the twelve signs of the zodiac. Just as the negative or positive karmic recordings that we have created reside in our chakras and will catalyse into good or bad karma via their resonance to planetary radiations traveling through the vacuum of space. It is only logical that the human energy body can protect itself by supplementing its vibratory signature to lessen its resonance to lower negative planetary radiations. The ancient himalayan rishis compassionately discovered that certain astrological gemstones could attune the frequencies of the human electrical body to a higher rate of vibration and thereby avoid many of the debilitated influences in a persons horoscope and avoid the predestined likelihood of manifesting via resonance. Ofcourse there are other mediums such as sincere prayer and well practiced meditation etc but that information is explained elsewhere on the website.

The true science of astrology, therefore, is the mathematics of one's own actions, not the mathematics of the brainless stars. Karma governs the stars and one's destiny, but karma is governed by one's willpower. What is to be does not necessarily have to be. Man's free will and divine determination can change the course of events in his life,or at the least mitigate adverse aspects. ( From the Chapter "Outwitting the Stars" in the "Autobiography of a Yogi"). By a number of means - by prayer, by will power, by yoga meditation, by consultation with saints, by use of astrological bangles - the adverse effects of past wrongs can be minimized or nullified. One whose body and mind are very strong is impervious to adverse astrological influences; there may be no outwardly observable reaction at all, even when evil vibrations may be radiating from negative configuration of the stars. But if body and mind have been weakened by wrong eating, wrong thinking, bad character, and bad company; then the stellar rays have the power to activate latent harmful effects of past karma.

As well as the extreme importance of staying spiritually, physically and mentally healthy there are also other lesser known actions to remediate the attraction and resonance to negative karma such as the "Blessings of a Saint" via attunement to their wisdom. Wisdom guided willpower. Well-practiced pranayama meditation techniques such as Kriya yoga. Sincere Prayer, Nine gem Astrological bangles, Metal Astrological bangles and necklace chains, Pujas, Mantra practice, and herbs in their many remedial forms such supplements and essential oils. and many of the vibrational and ray based healing modalities being discovered in modern times.

354 KARMA YOGA: THE PATH OF SPIRITUAL ACTION VERSE 11

On a cosmic scale, the combined karma of groups of individuals social or racial groups, or nations, for example-or of the world at large, constitute the mass karma of the earth or portions thereof. This mass karma responds to the electromagnetic vibrations of the earth's cosmic neighbors according to the same laws that affect each individual, thereby inducing beneficial or malevolent changes in the course of world and natural events. A store of good mass karma from living in harmony with divine laws and forces blesses man's earthly environment with peace, health, prosperity. Accumulated bad mass karma precipitates wars, diseases, poverty, devastating earthquakes, and other such calamities. During times of prevalent negative vibratory influences, the individual must thus contend not only with his personal karma, but also with the mass karma affecting the planet on which he lives. Therefore, it is beneficial to follow certain astrological injunctions, based on the mathematical or orderly nature of the unified cosmos if such advice is received from Self-realized sages, and not from the superficial professional caster of horoscopes.

Yogananda justly critisizes the practice of astrologers here on account that many have lost an understanding that thier role is to suggest effective remedial measures to lessen negative tendencies and suffering and use thier art to enthuse the clients interest in spiritual discipline.

Horoscopes tend to influence and paralyze the free choice of man's inherent divine-will-to-conquer. Further, intuition is needed to read correctly te messages of the heavens and to interpret their significance in relation to one's individual karma. For guidance and support it is far better to appeal to God and His angelic agents.

For most readers when they read the words "angelic agents," They often forget the wonderful science of ritual fire ceremonies that have developed into an esoteric form of prayer to the living deities in the Hindu tradition. For this reason when I look at a person's chart, I often suggest a particular puja or two to lessen any weakness found in the horoscope. I wouldnt continue to offer this free service if i did not observe enthusiastic testimonials from clients.

Of course, Yogananda is also referencing the genuine saints of all traditions as angelic agents.

Astrologers so often dont prioritise finding the best solutions for minimising negative karma. Often not enthusiastically treading an advanced yogic path themselves. Astrological gemstones and certain pure metals also reinforce and supplement the positive spiritual power in the cerebrospinal centers that are acted upon by the planetary influences. This is another reason why the testimonial responses from meditating individuals who wear nine gem astrological bangles are so important. We believe they are an instrument to make the yogic path just that more smooth and flowing. With over three million hours of clients wearing astrological nine gem bangles and the less expensive frequency bangles in the last forty years. I constantly study the testimonial anecdotal feedback on how thier karma is minimised or nullified.